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Tea Party on Energy & Oil

Outraged at phase out of incandescent lightbulbs

In 2010, Upton prevailed in a fierce primary contest against a Tea Party candidate, but his troubles were far from over. The conservative activist group FreedomWorks had put up a website, www.DownWithUpton.com, and was showing up to Republican Study Committee meetings urging members to reject his bid for the chairmanship.

All-of-the-Above instead of Cap-and-Trade

• Reject Cap-and-Trade:Stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation's global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures.
• Pass an All-of-the-Above energy policy:Authorize exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries and reduce regulatory barriers to all other forms of energy creation, lowering prices & creating competition & jobs.